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US7013580B2 US10/948,917 US94891704A US7013580B2 US 7013580 B2 US7013580 B2 US 7013580B2 US 94891704 A US94891704 A US 94891704A US 7013580 B2 US7013580 B2 US 7013580B2
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  • the present invention relates to waterproof footwear, and in particular to a shoe or a boot with a waterproof upper and a sole made of a plastic or rubber material.
  • the present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing said footwear.
  • Known articles of waterproof footwear comprise a sole, which is injection-molded together with an insole sewn with the lower edges of an upper, and a protective lining comprising one or more fabric layers coupled with one or more semi-permeable membranes, i.e., membranes which can be crossed by steam, not by water.
  • the upper especially if made of leather, may absorb water. This water thus penetrates the upper through the seam with the insole, thereby going around the protective lining.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,899,465 discloses a waterproof footwear, the upper of which is joined to the insole by means of a perforated portion or a net tape.
  • a portion of plastic or rubber material separates the upper from the insole, thereby preventing the water from passing through them.
  • the water may cross the upper, so as to be absorbed by the outer fabric of the lining and pass, also if in a reduced way, inside the footwear through the seam of the insole.
  • it is relatively complex to carry out the holes in the upper and the net tape is quite wide and rigid and thus hampers the sole bending.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,011 discloses a waterproof footwear similar to the previous one, with the exception that the lower edge of the upper is not perforated or provided with nets. Rather, it is directly glued to the protective lining, which is prolonged up to the insole and sewn to it.
  • very small quantities of water filter through the upper and may stagnate in the interspace between the lining and the upper.
  • DE 4004674 discloses a waterproof footwear wherein a waterproof tape is glued along the outer lower edge of the upper, so as to allow minimum water penetration through the upper.
  • DE 3840263 discloses a waterproof footwear wherein a sealing tape is sewn along the inner lower edge of the upper and the hot-welded to a membrane. This manufacturing process is relatively difficult to perform due to the relative positions of upper, tape and membrane.
  • an article of footwear comprises a sole ( 1 ) joined to an insole ( 2 ) and to a welt ( 3 ), wherein the welt ( 3 ) encloses a lower edge of an upper ( 4 ), an inner surface of the upper ( 4 ) is lined with a waterproof or semi-permeable membrane ( 6 ), and wherein a waterproof tape ( 7 ) is joined to the insole ( 2 ) and is glued along the lower inner edge of the upper ( 4 ) lined with the membrane ( 6 ).
  • a process for manufacturing an article of footwear comprises the following steps:
  • FIG. 1 shows a partial cross-section view of an article of footwear manufactured according to the process of the invention.
  • the footwear according to the present invention is perfectly waterproof, not only over the whole surface of the upper, but also along its lower edge.
  • the footwear according to the present invention does not necessarily require the use of a protective lining. If desired, a protective lining can be sewn to the insole without any risk of water seepage.
  • the semi-permeable membrane is joined to the upper by means of a glue pattern, so that it does not hamper the steam crossing.
  • the waterproof tape is preferably provided with a layer of thermo-active glue, as those already employed in the textile industry, so that footwear manufacturing according to the process of the present invention becomes faster, simpler and cheaper.
  • the waterproof footwear according to the present embodiment of the invention comprises in a known way a sole 1 of a plastic or rubber material, which is joined to an insole 2 arranged above sole 1 and to a welt 3 .
  • the welt is preferably made in a single piece with sole 1 and encloses the lower edge of an upper 4 and of an inner lining 5 , if present.
  • the inner surface of upper 4 is lined by a waterproof or semi-permeable membrane 6 , whose surface turned toward upper 4 is preferably provided with a pattern of glue, in particular thermo-active glue. It may thus be hot-laminated through a process such as that described in PCT application No. WO 00/22948 in the name of applicant.
  • membrane 6 is semi-permeable, i.e., suitable for preventing water, not steam, from going through.
  • Membrane 6 preferably comprises a sheet of polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyester or other polymeric material which is non-porous, and has a thickness between 5 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m, so as to let the steam go through by osmosis.
  • An edge of a waterproof tape 7 is suitably glued along the inside of the lower edge of upper 4 .
  • the portion 8 of the waterproof tape 7 glued onto membrane 6 of upper 4 is 7 to 10 mm wide, while lining 5 , if any, can be sewn to insole 2 with the same seam 9 which joins the waterproof tape 7 to insole 2 .
  • the waterproof tape 7 is 15 to 20 mm wide and is preferably already provided with a layer of thermo-active glue, so that it can be hot-glued.
  • the glue can also act as waterproofer for a tape which is not waterproof by itself.
  • upper 4 is internally lined by the semi-permeable membrane 6 , after which the waterproof tape 7 is glued to its lower edge and sewn to insole 2 with lining 5 , if desired.
  • insole 2 joined to upper 4 is inserted into a mold in which melted plastic or rubber material is injected. The latter, by solidifying in the mold, forms sole 1 under insole 2 and forms welt 3 around the lower edge of upper 4 and around the portion of waterproof tape 7 between the lower edge of upper 4 and insole 2 .

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